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Cause Of Massive Fish Kill In Shinnecock Canal Not Clear

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Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and board member Christine Scalera. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and board member Christine Scalera. DANA SHAW

The crown in front of the UA theater in East Hampton on Friday night. DANA SHAW

The crown in front of the UA theater in East Hampton on Friday night. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and councilwoman Christine Scalera at the Tuckahoe Center hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and councilwoman Christine Scalera at the Tuckahoe Center hearing on Tuesday. DANA SHAW

Bridgehampton Salutatorian Nia Dawson with a photo of herself as a baby.

Bridgehampton Salutatorian Nia Dawson with a photo of herself as a baby.

Sparkling Pointe Winery HANNAH SELINGER

Sparkling Pointe Winery HANNAH SELINGER

Sparkling Pointe Winery HANNAH SELINGER

Sparkling Pointe Winery HANNAH SELINGER

East Hampton's Turner Foster tries to get a shot over a Miller Place defender. KYRIL BROMLEY

East Hampton's Turner Foster tries to get a shot over a Miller Place defender. KYRIL BROMLEY

Matt Raynor uses his wrist to manuver an electronic wheelchair. COURTESY JONATHAN RAYNOR

Matt Raynor uses his wrist to manuver an electronic wheelchair. COURTESY JONATHAN RAYNOR

authorGreg Wehner on Nov 14, 2016
A massive fish kill carpeted the Shinnecock Canal, both north and south of the locks, with countless dead menhaden, or bunker, on Monday morning. Fish kills are a natural phenomenon... more

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